I've Got a Feeling is a beautifully crafted book resplendant with adorable retro-style illustrations that really pack an emotional punch. You can't help but smile or laugh or wince when you lift the flap on each page to reveal the face of a child in full emotional flight.
This is not just another happy sad angry book. The author covers the gamut of emotions from grumpy to proud, excited to bored. She gives verbal emotional cues on each page and a tempting flap-covered peek at the face of a child experiencing said emotions. Then she asks the reader "How do I feel?" before little fingers grasp to flip open the flap and reveal all.
Owen Reeder complements her pictures with well-chosen prose, providing helpful adjectives for each emotion (excited: squealing, chanting, clapping) that will also extend vocabularly and creative thinking.
The concept is not only clever, the alluring pictures will mesmerise kids, particularly the very young, who respond so well to highly emotive faces. This is a totally feel good book and even though it's aimed at toddlers and above, I think it's an absolute must-have for very young babies.
I just wish you luck in your attempt to keep little fingers from opening those page flaps while you read the text!
Title: I've Got a Feeling
Author: Stephanie Owen Reeder
Publisher: National Library of Australia, A$17.95RRP
Publication date: 1 April 2010Format: Soft cover
ISBN: 9780642276971
For ages: 4 – 10
Type: Picture Book
